Gutter for windshields



1. PERSON.

GUTTE'R FOR WINDSHIELDS.

APPLICATION man 001. 21. 1919.

Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

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Patented Apr, 19, 19 21.

' Application fiI ed'Octobe'r 27, 1919. seria1 No. 333,524.

zen of the United States, and a resident of Netcong, county of Morris, and State of.

New Jersey, have invented certainnewfan'd useful Improvements in Gutters for Windshields, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a gutter to be arranged on the bottom edge of the pane of a wind shield of an automobile. Wind shields as now made have usually fixed lower portion and an upper pane which'swings and is usually projected outward so that it slants forwardly and downwardly. In rainy weather the water runs down thewind shield and accumulates in rather large drops on the lower edge of the tilted pane, and due to thespeed of the car these drops are'blown inside. Very little rain is blown in, but it is the accumulation of water on the edge of the shield that causes so much water to come in on those persons who occupy the front seat.

This invention is designed to provide a gutter that receives this water and conducts it tothe sidesof the wind shield, the gutter being open-ended and the tilting of the vehicle, due tothe crown in theroad, causing the water to run to one side or the other, thus keeping the lower edge practically clear of dripping water.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of part of a wind shield, the tilted pane being broken away, and the gutter being broken away also, to show its construction, the part of the gutter beyond the sectionized portion being shown in dotted outline,v and Fig. 2 is a section showing the bottom end of the pane and the gutter in section.

In the drawing 10 isthe pane of a wind shield, which is usually provided with a frame 11, the bottom end of the pane being -without any frame portion because it is adapted to fit, the frame being provided with hinged or pivoted upper ends, as at 12, these elements being of different types and not being illustrated in detail herein as they form no part of this invention.

The strip 13 is arranged on the bottom edge of the pane and projects forwardly therefrom to the flange 14, thus co-acting with the inclined pane of glass to form a gutter. The strip 13 can be ofany desired 7 property is utilized to assist" in holding it ing sition. I

ne means of holding'this in position is by meansof a groove or channel formed between the flanges '15 and 1'6, these flanges embracing the sides of the frame at the bottom edge thereof, as will be clearly evident from the drawing. A strip made in this way, therefore, is F-shaped and the grip of the rubber flanges 15 and 16, in the case of light gutters, is sufiicient for holding the gutter in place. I

I can, however, rovide additional holding means in the orm of c1ips'17, which clips are usually provided with a top and bottom flange 18 and 19, these flanges going over the side members of the framell and made narrower than the strip, so that the ends of the gutter are open, that is, there is no projection in the channel of the gutter to interfere with the free passage of the water to the side edges of the shield and the water can thus run off without hindrance.

It will be evident that slight modifications in the dimensions and in the form of the strip can be made without departing from the scope of the invention, and it Wlll also be evident that various lengths of gutter can be employed, but I prefer to make the gutter so that it extends from one side edge of the frame to the other side edge, so that the entire length of the bottom edge is thus protected from receiving the water that is deposited on the frame.

The use of this device permits the driving of a car in rainy weather without the annoyance of a closed wind shield, since a closed wind shield, when covered with drops of longitudinal tension which holds the clips in inclined, and means'on the'ends of the strip for fastening the strip in place Where'bythe" strip is under a longitudinal-%tension-and its flanges are thereby held against the pane.

formed at the rear of thestrip for the bots vtorn edge of the pane, and channeled clips secured to the ends of the strip;!said clips beingadapted to engage the side edges-of the Wind shield so that the strip is under a place and foroes the flanges in closeenga'g'ement with the faces of the Wind shield:

8'. A-gutterfor the panes of Windshields comprisingwpairof opposed clip syeach clip havin'gtop and bottom flan'gesand having a rightangled extension at the end to limit its movement onthe side edges of a Wind shield, and anfelasti'cstrip secured to'said extension and adapted by its tension to hold the clips in position and the strip against thebottom edge of the windshield, said strip havin a groove on its upper face near its back e ge to embrace the bo-ttom edge of 't'he-p'aneand to also form a gutter to the-frontthereof;

' In testimony thatsI claim the foregioing,

I have hereto set my-hand; this 20 day; of October,-1919'. i c

JOHNP-ERSONQ 

